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CWL to MAN: distance & flight time
Cardiff (Cardiff International Airport) → Manchester (Manchester Airport)
143 mi
229 km · 124 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
143 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CWL — Cardiff International Airport · Cardiff, United Kingdom
- MAN — Manchester Airport · Manchester, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CWL
- BRS · Bristol Airport27 mi away
- FZO · Bristol Filton Airport33 mi away
- SWS · Swansea Airport34 mi away
- YEO · RNAS Yeovilton41 mi away
Near MAN
- LPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport24 mi away
- CEG · Hawarden Airport31 mi away
- WRT · Warton Airport37 mi away
- BLK · Blackpool International Airport42 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CWL from MAN?
The flight distance from Cardiff (CWL) to Manchester (MAN) is 143 miles (229 km, 124 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CWL to MAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CWL to MAN?
Nonstop service on CWL–MAN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 51m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CWL to MAN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CWL–MAN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CWL to MAN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CWL–MAN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.